WordPress 5.6.2 is now available!
This maintenance release includes 5 bug fixes . These bugs affect WordPress version 5.6.1, so you’ll want to upgrade.
You can download WordPress 5.6.2 directly , or visit the Dashboard → Updates screen and click Update Now . If your sites support automatic background updates, they’ve already started the update process.
WordPress 5.6.2 is a small maintenance release focused on fixing user-facing issues discovered in 5.6.1. The next major release will be version 5.7 , currently scheduled for release on March 9, 2021.
To see a full list of changes, you can browse the list on Trac , read the 5.6.2 RC1 post, or visit the 5.6.2 documentation page .
Thanks and props!
The 5.6.2 release was led by @ desrosj . Special props to @ isabel_brison and @ talldanwp for helping to prepare the block editor related fixes, and @ audrasjb and @ sergeybiryukov for helping with other release related tasks.
Props to everyone who helped make WordPress 5.6.2 happen:
aaronrobertshaw , Addie , André Maneiro , archon810 , Ari Stathopoulos , bartosz777 , Bernhard Reiter , Daniel Richards , David Anderson , dbtedg , glendaviesnz , hmabpera , ibiza69 , Isabel Brison , Jason Ryan , Jb Audras , Juliette Reinders Folmer , Kai Hao , Kerry Liu , Konrad Chmielewski , Jorge Costa , magnuswebdesign , Marius L. J. , Matt Wiebe , Mukesh Panchal , Paal Joachim Romdahl , Prem Tiwari , Q , Riad Benguella , Robert Anderson , roger995 , Sergey Biryukov , Sergey Yakimov , Steven Stern (sterndata) , Takashi Kitajima , tonysandwich , worldedu , Yui .